It has become difficult to recognize the child who smoked 40 cigarettes a day at the age of two, following years of abandoning this habit. "Ardi Rizal," from Sumatra, Indonesia, was just a small child when he was shown hitting his head against the wall if he couldn't smoke, according to the "Daily Mirror."
The young boy made global headlines when shocking photos emerged of him puffing on cigarettes, which circulated worldwide in 2010. However, despite the difficulty of breaking this habit, Ardi succeeded in quitting smoking and losing weight by changing his unhealthy diet to include fruits and vegetables, according to "Mirror."
Ardi told CNN in 2017: "It was hard for me to stop. If I didn't smoke, the taste in my mouth would become sour and I would feel dizzy in my head." He added: "I am happy now. I feel more energetic and refreshed in my body."
Shockingly, Ardi became addicted when his father gave him a cigarette at 18 months old. Due to concerns about how Ardi might harm himself if he couldn't get his nicotine fix, his mother, Dian, sought help from a government specialist in the intensive care unit. Dian told the Daily Mail in 2013: "When Ardi first quit smoking, he would ask for many toys. He would start hitting his head against the wall. He was crazy, hurting himself if he didn’t smoke a cigarette."
Ardi now follows a healthy diet of fresh fish, fruits, and vegetables to help maintain his physique. On Twitter, photos of Ardi have gone viral, showcasing the transformation he has undergone since quitting smoking, where he appears holding old pictures of himself when he was the youngest smoker in the world.
